Charleston County, SC: 16 findings, 1 at a watch level and 15 noted
16 findings fired for Charleston County, SC this run, against a typical home value of $609,591 in September 2026 and covered employment of 285,447 in 2026 Q1. 4 further findings are not listed here.
Rules version 1. Assembled 2026-10-20. Back to Charleston County, SC.
12 findings #
watchCharleston County, SC's years of wages of 7.9 ranks 225th of 3,063 US counties, a watch level here: years of wages in the top tenth of US counties (position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level). The previous published period is not in this table, so this is a standing level rather than a change.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- test: yearsOfWages percentile = 92.68451992161985 >= 90
- typical home value / (average weekly wage × 52); one average covered job, not a household
position among the counties that published both a ZHVI value and a QCEW average weekly wage; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's average weekly wage was 6.0% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +6 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteCharleston County, SC's covered employment was 1.2% higher than the same quarter a year earlier in 2026 Q1, on BLS QCEW's published over-the-year change.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- +1.2 % = BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change for 2026 Q1, as published
- the newest QCEW file carries no year-earlier level, so no move from one level to another is printed
BLS QCEW over-the-year percent change, as published
noteCharleston County, SC's typical asking rent fell 0.3% from $2,156 in August 2026 to $2,150 in September 2026, on Zillow ZORI.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- -0.3% = (2149.807132750728 - 2155.7983465975985) / 2155.7983465975985 × 100
- 2149.807132750728 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-09
- 2155.7983465975985 = Zillow ZORI, 2026-08
noteCharleston County, SC's typical home value of $609,591 ranks 1st of 46 South Carolina counties, against a median of $213,114.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 46 South Carolina counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's price-to-rent ratio of 23.6 ranks 1st of 25 South Carolina counties, against a median of 16.0.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 25 South Carolina counties that published priceToRent
- typical home value / (typical rent × 12); Zillow ZHVI over ZORI, same month
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's typical asking rent of $2,150 ranks 1st of 25 South Carolina counties, against a median of $1,574.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 100 on the 0-to-100 scale across 25 South Carolina counties that published rent.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's average weekly wage of $1,492 ranks 2nd of 46 South Carolina counties, against a median of $1,061.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 46 South Carolina counties that published jobs.avgWeeklyWage
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's covered employment of 285,447 ranks 2nd of 46 South Carolina counties, against a median of 18,411.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 98 on the 0-to-100 scale across 46 South Carolina counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's typical home value of $609,591 ranks 102nd of 3,063 US counties, against a median of $230,451.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3063 US counties that published home.latest
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's covered employment of 285,447 ranks 113th of 3,221 US counties, against a median of 8,232.
Period 2026 Q1.Show the arithmetic
- 97 on the 0-to-100 scale across 3221 US counties that published jobs.emp
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
noteCharleston County, SC's momentum index of 0.48 ranks 4th of 46 South Carolina counties, against a median of 0.17.
Period 2026-09.Show the arithmetic
- 93 on the 0-to-100 scale across 46 South Carolina counties that published momentum
- momentum = Σ wᵢ · clip(changeᵢ / scaleᵢ, −1, 1) / Σ wᵢ over the terms present; weights and scales: home value 1-yr change 0.3 (±10%), rent 1-yr change 0.15 (±10%), jobs over-the-year change 0.3 (±3%), avg weekly wage over-the-year change 0.25 (±6%)
position among the entities that published this metric this period; not an official level
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